Chapter 347 Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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All of Li Jiasheng's companions were mocking him, obviously dissatisfied with him because whenever they were with Li Jiasheng, he would always snatch away the pretty girls. "Shut up!" Just then, Li Jiasheng suddenly roared, his eyes fiercely glaring at his companions. In an instant, there was silence. The college students never expected Li Jiasheng to get so angrily embarrassed and were so frightened that they kept silent, not daring to speak anymore. Because they all knew that Li Jiasheng was acquainted with some people from the gangster circles and was not someone to mess with. Seeing Li Jiasheng looking fierce, they didn't dare mock him anymore, lest Li Jiasheng seek revenge by having someone beat them up later. "I'm asking you one more time, are you giving me your phone number or not?" Li Jiasheng said, somewhat annoyed. Seeing Li Jiasheng so shamelessly threaten her, Xiao Qiang couldn't help but sneer, "I've said, no!" "Stupid bitch, you're asking for it!" Li Jiasheng was completely furious, raising his hand, ready to slap Xiao Qiang. Xiao Qiang was startled, having not anticipated that Li Jiasheng would be so bold as to resort to hitting someone just because he couldn't get her phone number. Xiao Qiang instinctively reached out to block, but then she saw a hand reaching from behind Li Jiasheng, grabbing Li Jiasheng's arm. Li Jiasheng was immediately startled and turned back to glare at Hao Jian, "Who the hell are you?" Hao Jian looked at Li Jiasheng indifferently, "You have one minute to get out of my sight!" "Fuck! Threatening me, who the hell do you think you are?" Li Jiasheng laughed in anger. This fool who came out of nowhere was actually daring to threaten him; it was ridiculous. "Li Jiasheng, that's Hao Jian!" At that moment, one of Li Jiasheng's companions reminded him, obviously recognizing Hao Jian. "Huh?" Hearing this, Li Jiasheng was also startled. Of course, he also knew who Hao Jian was; after all, the name Hao Jian had spread like wildfire between the Business School and the Chinese Medicine Hospital. People outside called Hao Jian the "Monster Teacher," meaning he was as terrifying as a monster! seaʀᴄh thё NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Now that you know who I am, get lost!" Hao Jian said with a cold laugh. "Hao Jian, don't get cocky. Others may fear you, but I sure don't!" Li Jiasheng said foolishly, accustomed to being arrogant, he naturally wasn't willing to back down now. "Oh? Really not afraid?" Hao Jian's hand that was holding Li Jiasheng's arm suddenly exerted force. "Ow ow ow ow. Let go already!" Li Jiasheng grimaced in pain, gasping for breath. "Get lost or not?" Hao Jian sneered repeatedly. "I'll get lost, I'll get lost right now! Just let me go!" Li Jiasheng felt as if his arm was about to be crushed by Jiang Shan. Hao Jian then let go of Li Jiasheng and with a smile full of mockery said, "At such a young age you're up to no good, daring to mess with my woman? Are you sick of living?" Hearing this, Li Jiasheng's companions were suddenly shocked. This girl was Hao Jian's woman? And hearing Hao Jian say this, Xiao Qiang was also shocked, then became so anxious she blushed and stamped her foot. This bastard, what kind of nonsense was he spouting at a time like this? Li Jiasheng staggered back two steps, looking at Hao Jian with resentment. "What, not convinced?" Hao Jian said with an interested smile, taking another step forward. "No. Not at all." Li Jiasheng hurriedly shook his head in denial, feeling it might be better to be submissive at this point. He could tell that Hao Jian was not to be trifled with. A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him; after getting through today, he would find a way to deal with Hao Jian later. "You'd better not dare. If you're not convinced, I can slap you a couple more times until you are! Hurry up and get lost!" Hao Jian commanded arrogantly. Li Jiasheng looked angrily at Hao Jian, then sulkily left. "A bunch of kids!" Hao Jian shook his head, feeling somewhat speechless. These days, kids were all so rowdy, even harder to handle than in his own youth. Straightaway, Hao Jian turned towards Xiao Qiang, leaning one hand on her car, trapping her against the wall with a mischievous smile, "Beauty, what do you want from me? Have you missed me?" "In your dreams!" Xiao Qiang exclaimed with a red face, this bastard, it's been so long since she saw him and he was harassing her as soon as they met. "Oh, still in denial? Don't think I don't know that from the day at the company, you've been eyeing me, always finding reasons to make things difficult for me, just to attract my attention. Now even delivering yourself to me, tell me, are you planning to offer yourself to me?" Hao Jian teased Xiao Qiang with a wink and a nudge. "Back off a little first," Xiao Qiang pushed Hao Jian, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with his way of speaking. "Alright, a kiss and I'll leave," Hao Jian said with a sly grin. "You better walk away now, or I won't be responsible for the consequences," Xiao Qiang said with some urgency. "Consequences? What could they be? You don't plan to hit me, do you?" Yet Hao Jian still shamelessly refused to leave. Xiao Qiang sighed, looking at Hao Jian with both annoyance and amusement. Just then, the other door of the Beetle was pushed open, and a woman got out. Seeing the woman, Hao Jian's expression changed instantly, and he began to stammer, "You, you, you. What are you doing here?" Hao Jian never dreamt that Shu Ya would also be here. "What? Do you think I shouldn't appear here? Do you think I ruined your good deed?" Shu Ya sneered repeatedly, with an ugly expression on her face. Clearly, she had heard the conversation between Xiao Qiang and Hao Jian just now. When Xiao Qiang was harassed by Li Jiasheng and others earlier, Shu Ya had already spotted Hao Jian. That was why she didn't step in to help Xiao Qiang but instead let Hao Jian handle the problem. "How about that? I said I wouldn't be responsible for the consequences, right?" Xiao Qiang also started laughing, wearing a schadenfreude expression. Hao Jian was immediately thrown into disarray. He flirted with Xiao Qiang in front of Shu Ya? Wasn't that seeking death? "Say something, why are you silent now? You were quite mighty just now, weren't you? 'Dare touch my woman,'" Shu Ya mocked with a laugh. Feeling embarrassed, Hao Jian shook his head: "Well, you're here too?" Only then did Shu Ya huff, saying, "How much longer do you plan to wander outside? Do you really have no intention of coming home?" Shu Ya had come to take Hao Jian home because she didn't want to lose him, so she wanted to reconcile with Hao Jian. At her words, Hao Jian instantly lost his smile and said somewhat gloomily, "But I've already helped you with what I could, and you have successfully saved the company, so you shouldn't need me anymore, should you?" Find exclusive stories on My Virtual Library Empire "What do you mean 'not needed'? The contract isn't over yet, so you must fulfill your promise and continue to stay by my side!" Shu Ya said arrogantly. "Shu Ya, I've thought about it, and I'm really not suitable to stay by your side. All I can bring you is endless trouble, let's just forget it," Hao Jian said with a bitter smile. He didn't want to drag Shu Ya down, especially since he had made so many enemies. "What I want to hear isn't that. You just have to tell me whether you'll come back with me or not!" Shu Ya's eyes reddened, obviously hurt by Hao Jian's words. She had grown accustomed to a world with Hao Jian, so she couldn't imagine what a world without him would be like. "Sorry, I think I can't go back with you," Hao Jian said, feeling lost and unable to look directly into Shu Ya's eyes. Leaving would be good for him or perhaps for Shu Ya. He didn't want her to be sucked into this whirlpool. "Hao Jian, you're a liar!" Shu Ya spoke with a loathsome look, hysterical. Hao Jian sighed, not denying it. "Daddy, will you come home with me?" Just then, the rear car door suddenly opened, and Tongtong rushed out, hugging Hao Jian's legs tightly. "Tongtong, how did you get here?" Seeing Tongtong, Hao Jian's face softened with a smile as he lifted her into his arms. "Daddy, come home with Tongtong. Tongtong doesn't want to be without Daddy," Tongtong pleaded. "Tongtong, be good. Daddy has some things to take care of recently and can't go back for the time being. When Daddy is done with these things, he'll come back, okay?" Hao Jian lied, not wanting to burden Shu Ya or drag Tongtong into it. "I won't, I won't! Daddy is lying!" Tongtong shook her head frantically like a rattle drum. Being more mature than other children her age, she knew that this was just an excuse from Hao Jian. Hao Jian couldn't help but smile wryly at how her smarts could be a bit of a challenge. "Tongtong, be good, Daddy really has things to do and can't come home for now." "I will not! I will not! Daddy doesn't want Tongtong anymore. Tongtong won't have a daddy anymore." At this, Tongtong suddenly burst into tears. Hao Jian's face filled with embarrassment, wanting to console her but finding himself at a loss for words. At that moment, Ruo Lan stepped out of the car, and Hao Jian quickly gave her a pleading look for help. But Ruo Lan turned away with a cold face, pretending not to see him, leaving Hao Jian even more speechless. "Come to godmother, Tongtong, and don't touch this liar; we wouldn't want you to get dirty," Shu Ya said spitefully, taking Tongtong from Hao Jian's arms. Yet Tongtong refused to let go, crying and shouting, "I won't! Tongtong wants Daddy to come home, please come back with Tongtong, Daddy, please!" "Ma Zitong, enough already! Did you really think I wouldn't dare discipline you?" At that point, Ruo Lan walked over and smacked Tongtong's bottom hard twice. "Wah." Tongtong cried even louder, a heart-wrenching cry, her tears flooding out uncontrollably like a breached dam. These were tears of heartbreak, the pain in her heart reflecting in the volume of her crying. Immediately, Hao Jian turned and moved Tongtong away, frowning as he said, "She's just a child, what are you doing?" "It's my own daughter I'm hitting, what's it to you? Do you think you have a say in it? Who do you think you are to her?" Ruo Lan was also agitated, her voice changing tone. Obviously, she too was angry at Hao Jian's callous abandonment of Tongtong. Hao Jian was stunned, at that moment unsure of how to respond, as Ruo Lan was undoubtedly reproaching him for heartlessly leaving Tongtong behind. "Give me my daughter back!" Ruo Lan snatched Tongtong away and scolded the still crying child, "Stop crying, he's not your father, he's just a stranger!"

Chapter 347 Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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